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Britt Marcussen, MD

Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
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Britt Marcussen, MD - University of Iowa
Office
01291-G Pomerantz Family Pavilion
Iowa City, IA 52242
Clinic
Pomerantz Family Pavilion
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
  • Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Campus Health Officer

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Master of Science in Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Resident in Family Practice, St. Francis-Mayo Family Practice Residency, La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • Fellow in Sports Medicine, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Musculoskeletal Medicine Education for Primary Care
  • Antibiotic Stewardship in Athletes
  • Gender Issues in Sports

Licenses & Certifications

  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine
  • Family Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine
  • Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), American College of Surgeons, Iowa, United States
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
  • Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, Iowa
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support
  • PCSS - MAT Training, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Jack Chen, MD; Jennifer Cogburn, MD; Britt Marcussen, MD; and Tyler Slayman, MD Optimizing Athletes’ Recovery: A Review of Vibration Therapy, Compression Garment and Massage. Current Sports Medicine Reports 24(6):p 177-185, June 2025. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001259
  • Carr, Lucas J., Marcussen, Britt, Slayman, Tyler, Wu, Yin, & Bond. Dale S.. (2024). Billing for Exercise Is Medicine: An Analysis of Reimbursement Trends for Physical Activity–Related Billing Codes. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0499.
  • Maria Bianchi,MD; Britt Marcussen, MD. Trust Your Gut When It Comes To Constipation In Contact Sports Athletes. Brown, S, ed. AMSSM/AOASM Case Study Teaching Tool.  American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. URL:https://www.amssm.org/trust_your_gut_when_it_com-csa-1188.html?StartPos=0&Part= . Accessed July 31st, 2024. 
  • Moylan CB, Marcussen B, Carr LJ, Daly JM, Slayman TG. Personal and Professional Physical Activity Practices among Sports Medicine Physicians. Current Sports Med Rep. 2023 Nov 1;22(11):387-394. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001117. PMID: 37921392.
  • Tow S, Beasley M, Gray K, Hollows I, Hulme A, Hwu S, Marcussen B, Myers R, Toldi J, Waterbrook A. Establishing Your Sports Medicine Practice: Considerations for Being the Only Non-Operative Sports Medicine Physician in Your Practice.
  • Wilz L, Iverson C, Marcussen B. Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in a Construction Worker: A Case Report. Intl Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
  • Krill M, Marcussen B. Forearm Pain in a Collegiate Basketball Player
  • Erickson R, Krei K, Marcussen B. Perceptions of Care Based on Gender Identity in College Division One Student Athletes,
  • Marcussen, Britt L (2024) Screening Patients for Physical Inactivity Helps Identify Patients at risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases PCD-24-0149
  • Wolf B, Tranovich M, Marcussen B, Powell K, Fleming J, Shaffer M. Team Approach: Treatment of Shoulder Instability in Athletes, JBJS Reviews. Nov 2021, 9(11):e21.00087. PMID: 34757979, doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.21.00087